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Russia

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Ferrara vs. Moscow Cost of Living Summary

Ferrara is 20.1% more expensive than Moscow.

Restaurants: pay 54.2% more in Ferrara
Groceries: pay 91.5% more in Ferrara
Transportation: pay 60.8% more in Ferrara
Housing: pay 17.0% more in Ferrara
Childcare: pay 60.2% less in Ferrara
Entertainment and Sports: pay 10.3% more in Ferrara
Clothing: pay 32.7% less in Ferrara

The cost of groceries, transportation, restaurants, housing, and entertainment and sports in Ferrara are more expensive than in Moscow. Expenses including childcare and clothing are lower in Ferrara. Notably, groceries is significantly more expensive in Ferrara.

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Ferrara vs. Moscow Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Ferrara instead of Moscow, you would:

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pay 54.2% more for restaurants

	Moscow	Ferrara
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.70 RUB978.33	$17.92 €15.92	+53.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.02 RUB587.00	$11.20 €9.95	+59.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.62 RUB135.29	$2.58 €2.29	+59.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.84 RUB69.91	$1.21 €1.08	+45.1%
Average			+54.2%

Moscow vs. Ferrara - Cost of restaurants

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pay 91.5% more for groceries

	Moscow	Ferrara
Bread 1 loaf	$1.02 RUB85.11	$2.80 €2.49	+175.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.14 RUB596.93	$8.96 €7.96	+25.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.61 RUB385.82	$6.36 €5.65	+37.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.86 RUB155.91	$4.63 €4.11	+148.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.98 RUB249.52	$5.08 €4.51	+70.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.93 RUB77.95	$1.38 €1.23	+48.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 RUB68.05	$0.66 €0.59	-18.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 RUB75.43	$1.75 €1.55	+94.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.79 RUB149.39	$2.01 €1.78	+12.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.41 RUB33.99	$1.09 €0.97	+168.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.32 RUB27.06	$1.12 €0.99	+245.4%
Average			+91.5%

Moscow vs. Ferrara - Cost of groceries

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pay 60.8% more for transportation

	Moscow	Ferrara
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.31 RUB276.94	$7.84 €6.97	+136.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$40.65 RUB3,399.68	$29.95 €26.61	-26.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,895.19 RUB3M	$36,317.50 €32,262.15	-6.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.06 RUB841.36	$24.07 €21.39	+139.3%
Average			+60.8%

Moscow vs. Ferrara - Cost of transportation

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pay 17.0% more for housing

	Moscow	Ferrara
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$9.88 RUB826.33	$27.99 €24.87	+183.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,454.91 RUB122K	$634.52 €563.66	-56.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$804.40 RUB67,274.34	$531.87 €472.48	-33.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$142.85 RUB11,946.70	$107.03 €95.08	-25.1%
Average			+17.0%

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pay 60.2% less for childcare

	Moscow	Ferrara
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$809.00 RUB67,659.00	$335.92 €298.41	-58.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$26,421.03 RUB2M	$10,077.62 €8,952.31	-61.9%
Average			-60.2%

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pay 10.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Moscow	Ferrara
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.68 RUB391.33	$5.60 €4.97	+19.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.70 RUB309.37	$1.94 €1.72	-47.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.45 RUB288.61	$6.72 €5.97	+94.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.01 RUB3,513.59	$37.32 €33.16	-11.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.36 RUB782.66	$8.96 €7.96	-4.3%
Average			+10.3%

Moscow vs. Ferrara - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 32.7% less for clothing

	Moscow	Ferrara
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$108.46 RUB9,071.28	$95.18 €84.55	-12.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$62.47 RUB5,224.26	$33.59 €29.84	-46.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$145.30 RUB12,152.21	$102.64 €91.18	-29.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$180.19 RUB15,069.99	$103.02 €91.51	-42.8%
Average			-32.7%

Moscow vs. Ferrara - Cost of clothing

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